Where does “hleahtor” come from?

hleahtor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hlahtr, from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz, from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European klek- — to laugh, cackle.

hleahtor (Old English): laughter; a laugh

Definitions

  1. laughter; a laugh

Ancestry of “hleahtor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hlahtrlaughter
2Proto-Germanichlahtrazlaughter
3Proto-Germanichlahjanąto laugh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklek-to laugh, cackle

Words derived from “hleahtor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlahtraz →
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